Book Review: New Ways in Teaching with Games

Abstract

The book New ways in teaching with games edited by Nurmukhamedov and Sadler (2020) aims to contribute to effective language teaching through games in both English as a second and foreign language (ESL/EFL) learning contexts. Prepared with the contributions of many educators, the book introduces 94 game types (e.g. online games) in detail to improve different groups of learners’ (e.g. young learners, adult learners) language skills in a fun, engaging, and interactive way. The target audience of the book especially comprises ESL and EFL educators. The book consists of an introduction part and six chapters illustrating the following game types: a) traditional pencil and paper games, b) dice games, c) board games, d) card games, e) technology-mediated games, and f) miscellaneous games.

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